Animals Mammals

Okapi

SCIENTIFIC NAME:

Okapia johnstoni

PROFILE:

A diurnal browser of the thick tropical rain forest, the okapi curls its long, black, prehensile tongue around leaves and small branches to draw food into its mouth. While not identified as a distinct species until the early 1900s, the okapi was once thought to be related to the zebra. Okapi, in fact, are members of the giraffe family! You can find them in the Wilds of Africa.